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According to many here it is too weak for even the 273. My 68 Darts rear end just failed and it's a 273 with auto and I never beat on the car even once. It just failed being driven normally down the street to work. I'm sure many of the rears did hold up though because many of these cars have...

My question was what determined why some 66-67 coronets with a 318 and torqueflite got a 7 1/4" rear and why others with the exact same engine and trans got an 8 3/4" rear.

Did they stop using the 7 1/4" rears in B Body cars like the coronet and satellite I'm 1968? I think in 1969 that the 318 cars had 8 1/4" rears or the beefier 8 3/4" depending on engine,right?

Yes,it's a 7 1/4". Very easy to identify.

I just looked at a 67 Coronet 440 that's low mile. Has 318 with torqueflite. I was doing some research online and a couple folks claimed their 67 or 66 coronet came with a 7 1/4" rear end. My question is what determined which cars got the weak rear end? One person stated that all 318 cars got...

Where is the best place to buy the correct u bolt kit for our cars? (1968 Dart 270)

I thought that sounded unrealistic too. Maybe a racing pit crew could do it that fast,doubt the average Joe could.

Thanks for the detailed,step by step info. Guess ill.buy some.u bolts just in case.

Thanks for all the input guys. I'll spray the bolts down with seafoam deep creep a few days in advance. That stuff works really good and is low odor.

Hi,the 7 1/4" rear in my dart went bad and I will be swapping in another 7 1/4" rear ro get it back on the road. A couple people told me they could do this job in 40 minutes (which seems very optimistic),and that one person can do it by themselves. I've never had a rear end break before so I've...

Wow! Hope.my next one lasts that long.

What year duster did this come from?

How do you empty the mailbox here?

Yep,that's what Junkyardhero and others were saying. Nobody wants them and you can usually get them for super cheap or free. Too bad that ones in Ohio. $2 bucks is even cheaper than this one. That's a price even Jack Benny can't grouse about! Lol.

It's refreshing to hear something positive about the 7 1/4". Wish mine had held up like that,but I don't know.how it was driven before I bought it. Hope the next one holds up like yours did.

The comment was meant somewhat jokingly. I just meant im not beating on the car and breaking the tires loose at every light. I drive extra gentle with the car because all I ever hear is that these 7 1/4" rears are junk and will "grenade" behind even a 273 Especially if you accelerate going into...

Wow! That's pretty good. I've always wondered if the feather duster really got the mileage they advertised

Hey,if nothing else at least some entertainment came out of my misfortune. Lol. And it's interesting to hear one person say there will be a huge difference and others say it won't matter. I drive it gently because I have read so many threads here where people claim the 7 1/4" is "as fragile...

Thanks for all the input guys. Like 71GssDemon said,iI'm Just going to go for it and keep looking for an 8 3/4" eventually.

That's kind of what I was assuming but wasnt sure.some of the replies made it sound like the difference would be more dramatic. I'd like to find 2.94's but the 2.76 rear is what's near and available so far.

I like the 2.94 gears too. That's why I was curious as to how dramatic the difference would be.

It's an entirely stock 68 dart with 273 2bbl and torqueflite. It's a daily driver. I drive it like Ward Cleaver not Mario Andretti. LOL. I do city and freeway driving.

Hi,how much difference (if any) would I see in performance and mileage switching from a 7 1/4" with 2.94 rear to one with 2.76 gears? This is in a 68 dart with 273 and torqueflite . Not doing this because I want to,but because there's something wrong with the original rear end. Anybody who's...

Does anybody in the socal area have a good working cheap complete ready to drop in and use 7 1/4" rear end with 2.94 gears for a 1968 Dart 270 with 273 and torqueflite automatic? This is for a daily driver car that im trying to get back on the road. Not a rich man's hot rod or weekend toy. I...

Saw your reply today and tried to send a PM but is said your inbox was full

Don't know. Haven't pulled inspection cover yet. Is this a common failure point on these?

Ok, is there an 8 1/4" rear (since those are better than the 7 1/4" but cheaper than the 8 3/4") that will drop in with NO modifications. I do NOT want to monkey around with driveshafts or anything else. It's for a stock daily driver and I just want to get it back on the road and be reliable...

Isn't there also an 8 1/4 and 8 3/4" that would fit the 1968 dart without any modifications. Didn't some a bodies come with the 8 3/4"? Is the 7 1/4" sure grip more durable that the standard?

Would a b body 8.25 be a direct swap? What rear ends are there that are an exact fit without modifying anything?

Thanks,just saw it on ebay. It's got a steel shaft inside so it wouldn't break again.